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The M992 field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (FAASV) is built on the chassis of the M109 howitzer. It is also colloquially referred to as a "cat" (referring to its nomenclature, CAT: Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked). It replaced the M548 supply vehicle. Unlike the M548, it is armored.
The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7 . The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.
M109A1 howitzer, self-propelled, medium, f-t, 8 ft longer barrel, 155 mm; M109A2 howitzer, self-propelled, medium, f-t, 8 ft longer barrel, 155 mm; M109G howitzer, S-P, horizontal sliding breech, (export to Switzerland) M109 truck, van, 6 × 6, shop (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck; M109 truck, shop van, REO OA331 gas, 2 1 ⁄ 2 ...
A Ukrainian battery of M109 howitzers, for example, can theoretically land around 530 lbs. of high explosive anywhere within 15 miles with a latency of about 3-5 minutes.
The M198 howitzer can fire an M107 up to 18.5 km ... Fired from M126/M126A1 cannon on M109 self-propelled howitzers with Charge 7 14,600 m (47,900 ft)
The M548 was mainly used as ammunition transporter in units equipped with the self-propelled M109 howitzer. Also, the armor and weapons mechanic school's recruits, as well as at the tank mortar unit 16/5, used the M548. The usual load is ten pallets of eight 155 mm projectiles including charges and detonators.
Dutch artillerymen prepare to fire the M107 howitzer. The M107 has a larger open working space than the closed space of tank-like self-propelled artillery such as the M109 howitzer . This allows for faster reload times and its high maneuvering speed and fast reload time allows the M107 to practice shoot-and-scoot , redeploying before the firing ...
The XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) was a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. It was the lead vehicle for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles program. The NLOS-C was a replacement for the M109 howitzer , but cancelled in December 2009.